turtile
@turtile
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Joined: Oct 11, 2006
Last seen: Oct 10, 2014
Topics: 4 / Replies: 175
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RE: Advice on Needle palm location

I would plant it in the South East side of the house. Mix perlite, organic material, and native soil. They like well drained, rich soil.Did you purc...

17 years ago
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RE: windmill palms i need help

Its usual for them to turn yellow when you transplant them (need to acclimate to the new climate (soil structure, sunlight, wind...)). As long as you...

17 years ago
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RE: Trachy Nainital spear not slowed down by cold!

I've found the same to be true. Mine has grown faster and resisted cold better than any of my normal fortunei. They seem to resist insects better as...

17 years ago
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RE: Rabbit Control?

Here is the sort of thing I'm dealing with... I don't think peper spray will go far enough!Cheers,Paul If the pepper spray doesn't work, you can alwa...

17 years ago
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RE: Rabbit Control?

You can spray the plants with hot pepper extract and an anti-transpirant to help it stick to the plants. Once they eat it they'll stop.

17 years ago
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RE: Bismarckia hardiness???

They can be damaged by freezing temperatures. They only take down to the lower 20's F if that.

17 years ago
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RE: Sabal 'Birmingham'

This is an interesting thread for me primarily because I have never heard of Sabal 'Burmingham'. I have heard of a couple similar names, such as S. be...

17 years ago
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RE: Damn more palms lol

Are you keeping some as houseplants or are you keeping them all outside?Med. Fan Palms are extremely variable. Its actually rare to find any that loo...

17 years ago
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RE: Help with bareroot palm shipment! (Trachy, Sabal, Filibusta)

Don't water the plants unless they need the water. Too much water can actually kill the palms (can rot the roots and provide conditions in which bad ...

17 years ago
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RE: Cal Plants

I haven't ordered from them but they have an Ebay store:

17 years ago
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RE: Should i plant a Trachy Fortunei in N. Ohio?

You'd have to completely cover Trachycarpus in your climate. Most Trachycarpus will suffer from lethal freeze damage at around 0F. Sabal Minor and R...

17 years ago
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RE: Roots in Transplanted T.fortunei

None of the trunk should be covered with soil. The soil line should be right below where the roots come from the stem.

17 years ago
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RE: Ordering anything out of Ontario or Quebec Canada?

Japanese Beetles are more of a turf pest than a ornamental pest here in Pennsylvania. The larve of the beetles will eat the roots off your lawn grass ...

17 years ago
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RE: Mid Winter T. Fortunei

I wouldn't use Epsom Salts on a potted plant. Use a complete fertilizer. If you only use magnesium sulfate, it can have a negative effect on other n...

17 years ago
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RE: Butia triplet???

Each nut usually has 3 seeds inside (may very). I'm not sure what happens if you leave them alone but you should be able to move them apart when they...

17 years ago
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